Draft-equalizer.



J. MILLER.

DRAFT EQUALIZER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3, 1913.

1,088,715. Patented Mar.3,191f1.

TT Pne s JOSEPH MILLER, 0F RAMONA, KANSAS.

DRAFT-EQUALIZER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

Application filed July 3, 1913. Serial No. 777,316.

To all whom it may concern Be .it known that I, JOSEPH Mitten, a citizenof the United States, residing at Ramona, in the county of Marion andState of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDraft-Equalizers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to draft equalizers, and has for its object toprovide a simple and effective device for evenly distributing the pullof a number of draft animals.

Improved details in the construction and arrangement of the variousparts of the invention will be apparent from the detailed descriptionhereinafter when read in connection with the appended claim, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, in which,

Figure 1 represnts a top plan View of the equalizer. Fig. 2 representsan end elevation thereof.

Referring to the drawing wherein similar reference characters indicatethe same parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates aplow beam, and Qindicates a clevis attached to the front end of saidbeam, said olevis extending a distance to either side of the beam andhaving a series of openings therein. Attached to the clevis 2 are twopairs of straps 3 and 4. The forward ends of the pairs of straps 3 and lare a l l connected, respectively, to auxiliary bars 5 and G, the latterbeing linked together at 7.

The auxiliary bar 6 is linked to the bar 8 by the links 9, and the otherauxiliary bar 5 carries a curved lever 10, which in turn is pivotallyconnected with the bar 8 by the links 1]. The free end of the lever 10is connected to a donbletree 12 by the links 13 and the free end of thebar 8 is connected to a second doubletree 14L by the links 15.

Suitably connected to the doubletrees 12 and 14 are a plurality ofswingletrees 16. The straps 3 are pivotally connected at 17 to the bar 8for evenly distributing the pull of the draft animals over the entireevener.

What I claim is A draft equalizer comprising a clevis, a pair of linkedauxiliary bars, connections between each of said bars and said clevis, acurved lever carried by one of said auxiliary bars, a main barintermediate said clevis and said pair of auxiliary bars, a connectionbetween said curved lever and one end of said main bar, a connectionbetween the other auxiliary bar and the main bar, and hitching devicesconnected with the free end of said. main bar and the free end of saidcurved lever.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH MILLER. Witnesses:

CARL KRAMER, W. P. J. SONDERGARD.

Cop!" of this patent may be obtained m five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C."

